Boston, May 26 - May 31

Founders

Welcome to Tech Week, presented by a16z. Events are hosted by different companies. Apply via the links below, and hosts will follow up on your registration.

Time	Event	Host	Neighborhood
Tuesday, May 26
	Titans of Boston Tech			10:30am· Titans of Boston Tech Flybridge, Goodwin, RhoFlybridge, Goodwin, Rho Back Bay
	TEDxHarvardSquare: Demo Day			1:00pm· TEDxHarvardSquare: Demo Day Tedxharvard squareTedxharvard square Back Bay
	BUILD617 x JPM x Day AI Tech Week Live Pod			3:00pm· BUILD617 x JPM x Day AI Tech Week Live Pod BUILD617, JP Morgan, Day AIBUILD617, JP Morgan, Day AI Chinatown
	Beat The Clock Agent Hack @ Wayfair HQ			5:00pm· Beat The Clock Agent Hack @ Wayfair HQ Subconscious, Wayfair, BasetenSubconscious, Wayfair, Baseten Back Bay
	From Models to Medicines: AI Tools Powering Drug Discovery			5:00pm· From Models to Medicines: AI Tools Powering Drug Discovery MassBio, a16z, Eli Lilly & CompanyMassBio, a16z, Eli Lilly & Company Cambridge
	The State of Venture Capital			5:30pm· The State of Venture Capital Leader Bank, Insperity, SSM LLP, RSMLeader Bank, Insperity, SSM LLP, RSM Seaport District
	M13: VC Talent Happy Hour			6:00pm· M13: VC Talent Happy Hour M13M13 Everett
	The Official a16z Tech Week kickoff presented by Fenwick and HSBC			6:00pm· The Official a16z Tech Week kickoff presented by Fenwick and HSBC Fenwick, HSBCFenwick, HSBC Seaport District
7:00pm·	Pear VC Poker Night: World Cup Edition·Invite Only	Pear VCPear VC·Invite Only		7:00pm· Pear VC Poker Night: World Cup Edition·Invite Only Pear VCPear VC·Invite Only
Wednesday, May 27
	Private Founders Breakfast ft. Zendesk Ventures & Will Ventures —			8:30am· Private Founders Breakfast ft. Zendesk Ventures & Will Ventures — SupermomosSupermomos Downtown
	Female Founders & Funders Breakfast			9:00am· Female Founders & Funders Breakfast Connexa, Female Founders & Funders BostonConnexa, Female Founders & Funders Boston Downtown
	Defensible AI: Building Trust and Resilience in the Enterprise			9:00am· Defensible AI: Building Trust and Resilience in the Enterprise Glasswing Ventures, HSBC, Goodwin Procter LLP, TechstarsGlasswing Ventures, HSBC, Goodwin Procter LLP, Techstars Back Bay
	What do Early-Stage B2B Investors Look for in the AI Era?			10:00am· What do Early-Stage B2B Investors Look for in the AI Era? Converge VC, Foley HoagConverge VC, Foley Hoag Seaport District
	Innovation unConference			10:00am· Innovation unConference MTLC, SVBMTLC, SVB Downtown
	The Builder's Table with Adobe for Startups			12:00pm· The Builder's Table with Adobe for Startups AdobeAdobe Back Bay
	VC Only-Event Scaling for Growth: Secrets of the Fortune Future 50			1:30pm· VC Only-Event Scaling for Growth: Secrets of the Fortune Future 50 Workday, SemperVirensWorkday, SemperVirens Back Bay
	Anthropic Founders' Lab: AI for Life Sciences			1:30pm· Anthropic Founders' Lab: AI for Life Sciences AnthropicAnthropic Downtown
	ScaleUp Labs Demo Day 2026			3:00pm· ScaleUp Labs Demo Day 2026 ScaleUp Labs, Foley & Lardner LLPScaleUp Labs, Foley & Lardner LLP Back Bay
	Biotech Pitch Competition - 2048 Ventures			3:00pm· Biotech Pitch Competition - 2048 Ventures 2048 Ventures, BioLabs2048 Ventures, BioLabs Downtown
	From chaos to capital: Scale, fundraising and navigation in the AI age -with a16z			3:00pm· From chaos to capital: Scale, fundraising and navigation in the AI age -with a16z PwCPwC Seaport District
	Reverse VC Pitch w/ Fin, Fidelity Private Shares			4:00pm· Reverse VC Pitch w/ Fin, Fidelity Private Shares Fin, Fidelity Private SharesFin, Fidelity Private Shares Downtown
	Tech Week Basketball Tournament			5:00pm· Tech Week Basketball Tournament a16z speedrun, Zendesk for Startups, The Collectivea16z speedrun, Zendesk for Startups, The Collective Downtown
	Where Wicked Smart Meets Wicked Fast: A Curated Community Evening with The Open Accelerator			5:00pm· Where Wicked Smart Meets Wicked Fast: A Curated Community Evening with The Open Accelerator The Open Accelerator, IBM, Massachusetts AI HubThe Open Accelerator, IBM, Massachusetts AI Hub Fenway-Kenmore
5:30pm·	Underscore VC Founders & Friends Happy Hour·Invite Only	Underscore VCUnderscore VC·Invite Only	Downtown	5:30pm· Underscore VC Founders & Friends Happy Hour·Invite Only Underscore VCUnderscore VC·Invite Only Downtown
	Redrawing the Lines: Product × Engineering in the Age of AI			5:30pm· Redrawing the Lines: Product × Engineering in the Age of AI VPE ForumVPE Forum Seaport District
	Ice Cream and Impact: Panel with the co-founders of SoFi, Techwolf and Akara by Founders Pledge			5:30pm· Ice Cream and Impact: Panel with the co-founders of SoFi, Techwolf and Akara by Founders Pledge Founders PledgeFounders Pledge Seaport District
	At the Frontier: AI x Creativity			5:30pm· At the Frontier: AI x Creativity Matrix, SunoMatrix, Suno Kendall Square
	Co-founder Match Event - Hosted by Pillar VC			5:30pm· Co-founder Match Event - Hosted by Pillar VC Pillar VCPillar VC Back Bay
	Ditch the Deck- AI Show not Tell			6:00pm· Ditch the Deck- AI Show not Tell FoundersEdgeFoundersEdge Downtown
	⚡Grok 4.3 & Beyond: xAI's Vision for Autonomous Business Transformation			6:00pm· ⚡Grok 4.3 & Beyond: xAI's Vision for Autonomous Business Transformation xAIxAI Back Bay
	Soundcheck w/ Sentry & Harness \| 2026			6:00pm· Soundcheck w/ Sentry & Harness \| 2026 Sentry, HarnessSentry, Harness Seaport District
6:00pm·	Built for Speed: Performance-First AI·Invite Only	BasetenBaseten·Invite Only	Seaport District	6:00pm· Built for Speed: Performance-First AI·Invite Only BasetenBaseten·Invite Only Seaport District
	Building in Boston with HubSpot Co-Founder Brian Halligan and a16z			6:00pm· Building in Boston with HubSpot Co-Founder Brian Halligan and a16z Hubspot for Startups, a16zHubspot for Startups, a16z Kendall Square
	AI with Impact: Building Housing Affordability			6:00pm· AI with Impact: Building Housing Affordability EliseAI, a16zEliseAI, a16z Back Bay
6:00pm·	Chef's Table for Founders: A Boston Tech Week Experience with AWS·Invite Only	Amazon Web Services (AWS)Amazon Web Services (AWS)·Invite Only	South Boston	6:00pm· Chef's Table for Founders: A Boston Tech Week Experience with AWS·Invite Only Amazon Web Services (AWS)Amazon Web Services (AWS)·Invite Only South Boston
	The Runway - A dinner series by Airwallex			7:00pm· The Runway - A dinner series by Airwallex AirwallexAirwallex Back Bay
Thursday, May 28
	How Teams Are Actually Building with AI			8:00am· How Teams Are Actually Building with AI KlaviyoKlaviyo Downtown
	COFFEE + CONNECT Networking Mixer			8:30am· COFFEE + CONNECT Networking Mixer Somarae, Stripe, Task Force VASomarae, Stripe, Task Force VA Seaport District
	Agents in Production Panel: What's Next?			8:30am· Agents in Production Panel: What's Next? The Open Accelerator, FlybridgeThe Open Accelerator, Flybridge Cambridge
	FUTURE OF DUAL USE: What's Pacing Human-Out-Of-The-Loop Autonomy?			9:00am· FUTURE OF DUAL USE: What's Pacing Human-Out-Of-The-Loop Autonomy? BASE-XBASE-X Downtown
	M&A in the AI Era: What Are Startup Acquirers Looking For?			10:00am· M&A in the AI Era: What Are Startup Acquirers Looking For? Converge VCConverge VC Back Bay
	Build with Airtable AI: Workflow Hackathon			1:00pm· Build with Airtable AI: Workflow Hackathon Airtable, Optimize ISAirtable, Optimize IS Back Bay
	Deep Tech Pitch Competition - 2048 Ventures x Boost VC			3:00pm· Deep Tech Pitch Competition - 2048 Ventures x Boost VC 2048 Ventures, Boost VC2048 Ventures, Boost VC South Boston
	Tech Week at Fenway: Founders, Operators & VCs w/ HubSpot Ventures, Lovable & SVB			3:00pm· Tech Week at Fenway: Founders, Operators & VCs w/ HubSpot Ventures, Lovable & SVB HubSpot VenturesHubSpot Ventures
	The Investment Game: In Pursuit of Series A [LIVE with a16z!]			4:00pm· The Investment Game: In Pursuit of Series A [LIVE with a16z!] Hubspot for StartupsHubspot for Startups Back Bay
	Founders & Funders: VC Reverse Pitch			6:00pm· Founders & Funders: VC Reverse Pitch Founders & Funders, AtlassianFounders & Funders, Atlassian North End
	Off the Record with Biz Stone — Founders Only			6:00pm· Off the Record with Biz Stone — Founders Only LiminalLiminal Cambridge
	Product Meetup by Lenny's Newsletter			6:00pm· Product Meetup by Lenny's Newsletter Friends of Lenny's Newsletter Community, Techstars, StrellaFriends of Lenny's Newsletter Community, Techstars, Strella Beacon Hill

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